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Influence of different caregiving styles on fundamental movement skills among children

Jiahui Hu1, Shudan Zhang1,2, Weibing Ye1

  • 1Institute of Human Movement and Sports Engineering, College of Physical Education and Health Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.

Frontiers in Public Health
|December 14, 2023
PubMed

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Parenting styles significantly impact children's fundamental motor skills (FMS). Parenting care is linked to better FMS development compared to grandparenting, especially for boys.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Motor Skill Acquisition
  • Pediatric Health

Background:

  • Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are crucial for children's physical and cognitive development.
  • Caregiving styles, including parenting and grandparenting, can influence FMS development in early childhood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of parenting versus grandparenting caregiving styles on the fundamental motor skills (FMS) of preschool children.
  • To compare FMS development between children raised by parents and those raised by grandparents.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 1,326 preschool children (aged 4-6 years) from Jinhua City, China.
  • Assessed locomotor skills (LM), ball skills (BS), and total fundamental movement skills (TS) using the Test of Gross Motor Development-3rd edition (TGMD-3).
  • Categorized children into parenting (978) and grandparenting (348) caregiving groups.

Main Results:

  • FMS scores (LM, BS, TS) increased significantly with age for all children.
  • Boys exhibited higher ball skills (BS) than girls, while locomotor skills (LM) and total skills (TS) showed no significant sex differences.
  • Parenting caregiving style was superior to grandparenting in fostering children's FMS, particularly evident in boys' ball skills and overall motor development at age 6.

Conclusions:

  • Parenting caregiving style is positively associated with the proper development of FMS in preschool children.
  • Girl children with underdeveloped FMS under grandparenting care may benefit from targeted intervention programs.
  • Further research could explore specific components of caregiving that contribute to FMS development.
Abstract

Keywords:
ball skillsgrandparentingmotor skillsparentingphysical activitypreschoolers

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